Robert Rantoul Jr.

Robert Rantoul Jr. (5 August 1805-7 August 1852) was a US Senator from Massachusetts (D) from 1 February to 4 March 1851, succeeding Robert C. Winthrop and preceding Charles Sumner, and a member of the US House of Representatives (D-MA 2) from 4 March 1851 to 7 August 1852, succeeding Daniel P. King and preceding Francis B. Fay.

Biography
Robert Rantoul was born in Beverly, Massachusetts in 1805, and he became a lawyer in 1829. He was forced to leave Salem due to being on the unpopular side of a legal case, and he moved to Gloucester, which he represented for several terms in the state legislature. He became known as one of the ablest lawyers of his time, and he supported the codification of the common law and social reform. He served in the US Senate for a month in 1851 and then in the US House of Representatives form 1851 until his 1852 death. Robert S. Rantoul was his son.